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Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to become bright; to become clear

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

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bridge

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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poor home

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I; me

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postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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bamboo sheath; bamboo peel

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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quickly

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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man

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darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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wooden box; wooden crate

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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letter; missive; note; mail

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